Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Types of IBS - blame me for "G"

Sheri - I'm still getting advice and you want me to give it????--JUST KIDDING!

Oatmeal and me get along just fine. Sorry I gave the impression that we didn't.

It took me a while because Heather and I were trying to figure out why I was getting a lot of gas right after dinner and all night (which sent my husband right into the guest room to sleep). We finally came to the conclusion that the 500 mg of vit c I was taking with dinner might be doing it (it's ascorbic acid and not very nice to one's system). The day I stopped taking it is when the gas started to calm down. Boy, it's a pain in the butt when you're at the grocery store and the gas wants to come out...and you find yourself looking up and down the aisle making sure no one else is there so you can get relief!!!!

Why do you worry so much? Didn't anybody ever tell you that it doesn't solve anything??? I know it's hard not to worry...I have a friend that's afraid of everything that I don't know how she gets through life. She's afraid to go for a walk because she'll fall. She's afraid when her husband gets on a ladder because he might fall off. But yet she's not afraid to drive a 30' long motor home. Go figure! Anyway, I know it's human nature to worry some, but try not to let it take over your life. Life is too precious to frit it away with thoughts of dread, fear, etc. Just make sure you're prepared for IBS when you leave the house. I have a neighbor that gets D with about 30 seconds warning so she keeps a change of clothes in the car, a pair of clean panties in her purse, and tries to be careful with food. She found she can't drink more than one drink because if she does, all hell breaks loose!

Do you keep a diary of what foods you eat? I do that because I've been following WW for almost 2 years and I'm so in the habit, that I just find myself doing it before I eat anything. Last night, I made some parmesan (soy) and breadcrumb crusted salmon (baked), a baked potato and a steamed artichoke. I forgot that the FF sour cream was regular dairy and I put it on my potato. So, by the time I was just about done eating, the gas started. ANd I still have it this morning. That'll teach me!!

Going to the grocery and health food store today and try to find soy sour cream so this won't happen again.

I'm glad you're getting creative with your cooking. It's better than going to a shrink, isn't it? That's how I feel about gardening too.

Another thought about worrying...keep yourself busy and don't give yourself time to worry. And if you're prepared and organized, your worrying should diminish (hopefully). Remember, FAILURE IS NEVER FATAL...IT'S COURAGE THAT COUNTS!

One other thought...you do take any vitamins or supplements that could be causing gas? Think about it and let me know.

Good luck with the diminishing worrying!!

Sharon

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Sharon
"Anything Chocolate"...that is all!

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